A lock of Hair Sells For CN$48，000

Victoria

导读：披头士（The Beatles）主唱约翰·列侬在1980年不幸遇刺身亡，其遗物至今仍被歌迷抢着购买收藏，近来连他的头发都被顺利拍卖，被一位英国收藏家以美金3.5万元（约人民币22.8万元）购得。

Someone recently bought a lock of John Lennons hair for more than $48，000. （Thats Canadian dollars—its about $35，000 in US dollars）

The 10-centimetre strand of hair is about 50 years old. Hairdresser Klaus Barbuck gave Lennon a haircut in 1966. He saved the hair all that time. It turns out， it was a smart idea.

John Lennon is a famous British musician—one of the most famous in the world. He was one of the Beatles（披头士乐队）， perhaps the most popular rock band in history. After the Beatles broke up in 1970， Lennon went on to have an extremely successful solo career.

While he was with the Beatles， he co-wrote most of the Beatles biggest hits. He was also one of the bands lead singers， so when you hear a Beatles song， chances are John Lennon wrote it and can be heard singing it.

Lennon died in 1980 when he was 40 years old， but music lovers around the world still remember him and his songs， including “A Hard Days Night，” “Help！” and “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” when he was with the Beatles and “Imagine” and “Give Peace a Chance” after the Beatles broke up.

Thats why a lock of his hair—something that， for most people， would simply be swept off the floor and thrown away—was so valuable.

Before Lennons hair was cut， it was quite long—in fact， many people remember John Lennon for having very long hair in the 60s. The hairdresser cut it so Lennon could act in a movie， How I Won the War.

Paul Fraser， who lives in Britain and collects Beatles memorabilia （things from and about the Beatles）， bought the strand of hair. He paid about three times more than anyone expected， according to the British newspaper The Guardian.

知识链接

The Beatles是一支来自英国利物浦的摇滚乐队，乐队成立于1960年。披头士乐队是一支颇具传奇性的乐队，从成立到解散，仅仅存在了10年的时间，但是披头士作为一个音乐文化的革命者，他们的文化影响力早已超过了其艺术的本身。

Vocabulary

strand n. 缕

solo career 独唱生涯

hit n. （演出等）成功

memorabilia n. 值得纪念的事物

（Have you ever listened to the Beatles？）endprint